TV Picks 03.14.2010

CATHOLICTV Pope John
Paul II said, “How beautiful is the family that recites the Rosary every
evening.” And Blessed Pope John XXIII said, “The Rosary is a magnificent and
universal prayer for the needs of the Church, the nations and the entire
world.” Here, CatholicTV Network’s
Father Robert Reed prays the Glorious Mysteries.

TUESDAY,
March 16, 8pm

Nova: First Flower

PBS Researchers ask whether
the world’s “first flower” could be the archaefructus, a fossilized plant from
China. Others roam China for flower-history clues, and still others propose New
Caledonia’s amborella shrub as the oldest flowering plant. A re-airing.

WEDNESDAY,
March 17, 8am

For St. Patrick’s Day

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
Saluting the Irish-American experience are, at 8am, The
Flying Irishman, the 1939 story of Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan’s
1938 flight from New York City to Ireland instead of his stated objective,
California; at 9:15am, The Irish in Us, a
1935 comedy about a New York Irish family; and, at 10:45am, My
Wild Irish Rose, a 1947 musical biography of composer Chauncey
Olcott (d. 1932) that features the title song and many more favorites.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL
Mechanical ingenuity is on display at the automobile factories that produce the
Lamborghini Murcielago SV (5 and 8pm), the Chevrolet 2010 Camaro SS (6 and
9pm), and the Porsche 911 (7 and 10pm).

WEDNESDAY,
March 24, 8pm

EWTN Live

EWTN Jesuit Father
Mitch Pacwa’s guest is Johnnette Benkovic, who hosts the EWTN TV series The
Abundant Life and EWTN Radio show Women of Grace.

THURSDAY,
March 25, 8pm

Modern Marvels

HISTORY This new
episode, “Mega Meals,” shows food suppliers and cooks preparing meals for large
groups, such as a thousand-plus U.S. Marines, a 69,000-strong football crowd
and thousands of airline passengers.

SATURDAY,
March 27, 8pm

Easter [Treats] Unwrapped

FOOD NETWORK Marc
Summers visits makers of the Easter eggs and candies that will be enjoyed on
Easter Sunday in celebration of the Resurrection.

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